Psychiatric symptoms and low blood pressure.

Low blood pressure in psychiatric inpatients.

Blood pressure recordings in 116 female psychiatric inpatients were analysed. Sixty-nine women had schizophrenia, the remainder a variety of psychiatric conditions. All had been in hospital continuously for more than one year, the average for 19 years continuously. An average of seven recordings of blood pressure per patient had been made during that time. The latest of these compared well with...

Symptoms of low blood pressure: a population study.

OBJECTIVE To establish whether an association exists between blood pressures in the "low normal" range and common symptoms such as tiredness, dizziness, headache, and palpitation, as suggested by French and German medical practice but not English or American medical practice. DESIGN Cross sectional population based survey (the health and lifestyle survey) of blood pressure measurements and se...

Normal-pressure hydrocephalus presenting with psychiatric symptoms.

A 62-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of psychiatric symptoms. These were preceded by cognitive deterioration, urinary incontinence and an abnormal gait. A diagnosis of normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) was made, and the patient improved after surgery.

Prevalence and Factors related of psychiatric symptoms in low risk pregnancy

Low blood pressure, low mood?

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a set of physical symptoms is associated with low blood pressure and to investigate the possible role of psychological factors in their occurrence. DESIGN Analysis of data collected by questionnaire and physical screening from the first phase of the Whitehall II study, a cohort study of an employed population. SETTING 23 civil service departments in London. ...